DYNAMIC MODELING OF ROTOR SHAFT WITH INTERNAL DAMPING DRIVEN THROUGH A DISSIPATIVE COUPLING

Abstract

The paper presents the dynamic behavior of a hollow rotor shaft with internal damping driven by a dissipative coupling. The coupling in the system is absolutely flexible in transverse and bending; however, it is assumed to be torsionally rigid. Bond graph is adopted for modeling as it facilitates the system modeling from the physical paradigm itself, and the model can be easily extended to incorporate modifications. Simulation results show interesting phenomenon of limiting behavior of rotor shaft with internal damping beyond the threshold speed of instability. It is further shown that the shaft entrainment frequency of the rotor shaft primarily depends on the ratio of external and internal damping.